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Kerang is a rural town on the Loddon River in northern Victoria in Australia. It is the commercial centre to an irrigation district based on livestock, horticulture, lucerne and grain. It is located 279 kilometres (173 mi) north-west of Melbourne on the Murray Valley Highway a few kilometres north of its intersection with the Loddon Valley Highway, elevation 78 metres (256 ft). At the 2016 census, Kerang had a population of 3,893. Kerang is believed to be an Aboriginal word for Cockatoo. It is home to the largest solar and battery farm in the country which was opened in June 2019. The 50-megawatt battery system is located outside of Kerang and stores 100 per cent renewable energy. The 2,000 solar panels have become a tourist attraction and are drawing many businesses to the town.

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  • Kerang (en)
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  • Kerang (fr)
  • Kerang (pl)
  • Kerang (Batu Brak) (nl)
  • Kerang (ort i Australien) (sv)
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  • Kerang is a rural town on the Loddon River in northern Victoria in Australia. It is the commercial centre to an irrigation district based on livestock, horticulture, lucerne and grain. It is located 279 kilometres (173 mi) north-west of Melbourne on the Murray Valley Highway a few kilometres north of its intersection with the Loddon Valley Highway, elevation 78 metres (256 ft). At the 2016 census, Kerang had a population of 3,893. Kerang is believed to be an Aboriginal word for Cockatoo. It is home to the largest solar and battery farm in the country which was opened in June 2019. The 50-megawatt battery system is located outside of Kerang and stores 100 per cent renewable energy. The 2,000 solar panels have become a tourist attraction and are drawing many businesses to the town. (en)
  • Kerang is een bestuurslaag in het regentschap van de provincie Lampung, Indonesië. Kerang telt 543 inwoners (volkstelling 2010). (nl)
  • Kerang – miasto w Australii, w stanie Wiktoria. (pl)
  • Kerang är en ort i Australien. Den är belägen i kommunen Gannawarra och delstaten Victoria, omkring 250 kilometer norr om delstatshuvudstaden Melbourne. Antalet invånare är 3 780. Runt Kerang är det mycket glesbefolkat, med 3 invånare per kvadratkilometer. Det finns inga andra samhällen i närheten. Omgivningarna runt Kerang är i huvudsak ett öppet busklandskap. Genomsnittlig årsnederbörd är 389 millimeter. Den regnigaste månaden är februari, med i genomsnitt 51 mm nederbörd, och den torraste är januari, med 11 mm nederbörd. (sv)
  • Kerang ist eine ländliche Gemeinde am Loddon River im nördlichen Victoria in Australien. Kerang ist das wirtschaftliche Zentrum eines bewässerten Bezirks mit Viehzucht, Gärten und dem Anbau von Getreide und Luzerne. Es liegt 279 Kilometer nordwestlich von Melbourne am Murray Valley Highway ein paar Kilometer nördlich der Kreuzung mit dem Loddon Valley Highway auf einer Höhe von 78 Metern. Bei der Volkszählung 2016 hatte Kerang 3633 Einwohner. Im Süden des Orts liegt der (IATA: KRA, ICAO: YKER). Der Name Kerang leitet sich vermutlich vom indigenen australischen Wort für Kakadu ab. (de)
  • Kerang (3 780 habitants) est une ville du nord de l'État de Victoria à 279 km au nord-ouest de Melbourne sur la rivière Loddon. Kerang est entourée de marais et de lacs et la région est considérée comme la plus grande nursery au monde d'ibis avec plus de 200 000 oiseaux venant se reproduire chaque année dans la région sans compter les autres espèces d'oiseaux migrateurs. La ville est le centre d'une région agricole irriguée et vivant de l'horticulture, de la culture de céréales et de luzerne, de l'élevage de vaches laitières. (fr)
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